Two USAF F-16 pilots of the 526th Fighter Squadron, flying as part of NATO’s Operation Deny Flight, shoot down four Serb Super Galeb attack aircraft after twice warning the Serb jets to leave Bosnian airspace. It is NATO’s first combat in its 45-year history. Then-Capt. Robert Gordon “Wilbur” Wright was credited with three kills, and Capt. Stephen L. “Yogi” Allen with one.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.